JUNE E. CORTEZ

Mrs. June E. Cortez of Cuddebackville, NY, was called home Sunday, September 22, 2013. She was 77.

She was born June 1, 1936 in Bellville, NJ, the daughter of the late Earl and the late Maryjane McBride Marsh.

A family statement read: "She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She was an animal lover and avid bird watcher. You could always find her watching her birds and enjoying her flowers in the yard. She will be greatly missed."

Surviving are her loving husband of 30 years, Juan Cortez, at home; two sons: Joseph Ruzanski of Cuddebackville, NY and Robert Lemke, Jr. and his wife, Adrienne of Newburgh, NY; three daughters: Mary A. Ruzanski of Arizona, Louise Duffy and her husband, Kevin of Matamoras, PA; June Lemke of North Carolina; one stepson, Willy Cortez and his wife, Jessica of Matamoras, PA, two brothers: Raymond Marsh of Endicott, NY, Bill Charles Marsh and his wife, Nancy of E. Stroudsburg, PA; sister-in-law, Oddette Marsh of Pemberton, NJ; 14 grandchildren: Jeremy, Michael, Thomas, Teresa, Jeremiah, Amber, Carolee, Makayla, Hannah, Christian, Seth, Joshua, Marcus and Tyler; six great-grandchildren: Steven, Angel, Makayla, Emilee, Miah and Lucas; also many nieces and nephews; her loving dog, Lady and her cat, Mittens. She was predeceased by two sons: Thomas Edward Ruzanski, Jr. and Stephen Eugene Ruzanski; three brothers: Harold, Glenn and Donald Marsh; two sisters: Marietta and Katherine.

Friends may call at the Gray-Parker Funeral Home, Inc., 100 East Main Street, Port Jervis on Friday, September 27th, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, September 27th at 2 p.m. at the Gray-Parker Funeral Home. Burial will be at Rural Valley Cemetery, Cuddebackville, NY.

Funeral arrangements are by the Gray-Parker Funeral Home; for additional information, directions, or to send a condolence note to the family, please visit www.grayparkerfuneralhome.com